Thread: Ultimate Aion FAQ
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Old 12-11-2007, 06:34 PM   #2 (permalink)
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System requirements:

Minimum for the Korean closed beta:
  • CPU: Pentium 4 2.8GHz or AMD Athlon 2800+
  • RAM: 512MB
  • VGA: GeForce 5700 or Radeon 9600, DirectX 9c or higher
  • Hard Drive: 20GB available space
  • Windows XP or Vista
Recommended:
  • CPU: Pentium 4 3.0GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3000+
  • RAM: 1GB
  • VGA: GeForce 6600 or Radeon x1550, DirectX 9c or higher
  • Hard Drive: 20GB available space
  • Windows XP or Vista
Engine: NCSOFT licensed CryTek's CryENGINE v1 (the engine used in FarCry, NOT Crysis) for Aion.

Will there be an Mac/Linux version? We don't know yet. Probably not.

Will there be expansion packs? There will be big, regular expansions once or twice a year. How they are to be distributed depends on the area.
GamePlay:
  • WASD movement is fully supported with auto facing target it seems
  • Thread #1
  • Thread #2
  • Click to move as well probably =)
  • Flight is controlled using WASD
  • You can jump and climb
  • It is possible to alter the result of combat by maneuvering the character. (Forward, back, left, right, jump)
Transportation:
  • there are 2 ways of transportation : short and long. Short distance uses a flight path, like describe in the wings part (scroll up) and teleporting is for longer transfers.
  • No mounts at release, maybe later...
  • Thread #1
  • Thread #2
Auction house & Personal shops:
  • Yes, both are in game.
Guilds:
  • There are 3 level :
    • The first level costs 135.000 Quina, allows 30 members, and a random crest is selected.
    • The second level costs 845.000 Quina, requires 10 members, allows 60 members, and you can select the crest.
    • The third level costs 3.151.000 Quina, requires 20 members & 10.000 GuildPoint, allows ?? members, and you can create your own crest.
  • GuildPoint are probably gained by killing players, raid boss etc...
  • There are 3 ranks inside the guild : Legion Master, Officers and Members.
  • There is also a guild bank, called "Legion bank"
  • Translation - Best thread
  • Thread #1
  • Thread about guild emblems
Player housing/guild housing :
  • This is something that’s still in early development but yes. Players will be able to own a house and decorate it. There will be guild housing as well. Having these houses out on the hunting fields might result in a land shortage so we’re working on coming up with solutions for this.
  • About Player housing: Not at launch, but definitely as soon as possible. It is likely to be in the first expansion.
  • Thread
Potions/foods/drinks :
  • There will be health and mana recovery potions with instant effect. They will, however, have a re-use timer to prevent excessive usage. There will also be foods with different effects on your character. Food will basically work as a kind of buff, of which only one can be active at the same time.
Music: UI-Addons:
  • A customizable/"Open source" User Interface is still under consideration. The problem is that it could open up opportunities for hackers and malicious tools (exploitation).
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In Game voice chat?: Macros ?:Worlds/area:
  • The world of Aion resembles a partially hollowed out globe, divided horizontally into two halves. The lower half is the world of the Elyos, the upper half is the world of the Asmodians. So basically the world-map of Aion is not on a horizontal plane, like a traditional fantasy world; instead it's vertical. With this in mind, some parts of both worlds can only be accessed from the air - such as floating castles, and islands in the sky. Because of this, all of the player characters can gain wings.
  • The area lying in between the two halves of Atreia is referred to as the Abyss. The Elyos' half is named Elysea while the Asmodian's half is named Asmodae.
Is Aion’s world seamless or zoned? :
  • The world is zoned and there are several transportation methods available including walking, flight, and teleportation. The loading speed between zones is still in tuning but even at this point it Ã*s very short.
Project about video website and ventrilo/Ts/shoutcast dedicated to aion:Character customizations:[spoiler]

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Weather effects:
  • At first, weather was designed to influence spell (raining make fire spell less effective...) but this feature unfortunately had to be scrapped.
    Weather will however affect some NPCs and monster spawns.
Titles ? :
  • Your char can get a title having an item in his inventory that gives stats.
  • Thread
Gameguard for Aion?:
  • nProtect has been used for the Korean beta test, but we are unsure if it will be used in the future.
  • Thread
What's gameguard?:
  • Background application, to avoid cheating and using illegal software influencing the gameplay.
What about bot, goldfarmers etc?:
  • There will be a full GM team dedicated to abusive behavior.
  • Thread
Dual-monitor compatible:
  • We don't know.
Collector's edition:
  • We don't know if there will be a collector's edition.
  • Thread
Economy:Types of weapons:
  • Sword, 2H Sword, Short-sword, Dagger, Polearms, Maces, Bows, Staves, and Tomes, no axes seen yet...
Grinding/casual/hardcore..:Some player's feedback: Quest & leveling:
  • Aion is being designed and developed with plenty of quests that are clearly marked.
  • There will be short-term goals in the game, such as quests fitting within shorter timeframes and rewards.
  • Thread #1
  • Thread #2
  • Thread #3
About casting bar:Experience loss on death?:About art & graphics :What's a shugo?:
  • An NPC race, the merchants of Atreia. Thread
Lots of videos :
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edit 12.12.07 : change the fly duration/cooldown, added quests description - src
edit 13.12.07 : economy thread #2, transportation/teleportation, mace, asmodians creation char pics
edit 03.01.08 : farmers/golds.
edit 28.02.08 : beta status, instance/pvp, guild details
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